Curb Appeal: Greet Trick-or-Treaters With Great Design
Put your prettiest facade forward with these stylish upgrades
Enhancing your home’s curb appeal is easy with the right accessories. Thoughtful design upgrades can showcase your unique style while ensuring your facade stands out. Discover these chic design additions that elevate your entryway and make a lasting impression on everyone who stops by.
FRESH-FACED
This sprawling modernist residence overlooking the Scarborough Bluffs represents Taylor Smyth Architects at its best. Up front, Pro Tec’s textured, toffee-hued door nearly glows; and light-diffusing, channel-glass windows are bright additions that ensure privacy. Available at TORP Inc., 245 Davenport Rd, Ste #200
IN FULL SWING
Local designer Lauren Reed contemporized the schoolyard swing – suspending a two-seater maple plank from a trio of traditionally knotted marine ropes, equipped with oversized poplar “beads” – for you and your sweetheart to hold onto. $950, at laurenreed.ca
INTO THE MAINFRAME
Artemide’s minimalist Pantarei recalls a pared-down Tron prop. A perfectly round aluminum ring in basic black or silver-grey houses an exposed, low-profile diffuser in sand-blasted glass or a shock-resistant polycarbonate. From $510, at Artemide, 5 Mill St
WALK THE LINE
This welcome mat is the brightest way to accent any entranceway. Chilewich bookends the colour-stacked stripes with contrasting fuchsia and navy blue. A quick hosing off will keep the vinyl yarn looking fresh. From $50, at Bergo Designs, 28 Tankhouse Ln
GO FIGURE
The oft-overlooked house number gets an update courtesy of Winnipeg-based 2213, a standout among curb appeal accessories. Stodgy serifs are dropped in favour of narrow powdered-steel digits that literally pop off facades. Available in white, black, grey and orange. From $30, at Quasi Modo, 789 Queen St W
